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  July 18 Program to Clarify Confusion About Prostate Cancer Screenings

  To help clarify public confusion about prostate cancer screenings, Scripps Health will host a free educational program, “Prostate Cancer Screening: The Other Side of the Story” on Wednesday, July 18, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Schaetzel Center at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Scripps is ...

  • Thursday, June 28th, 2012
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

• Scripps in the News

  Scripps Cancer Survivor Shares Healing Power of Music on KUSI-TV

  Scripps breast cancer survivor Sue Palmer appeared on the KUSI Morning News June 9 for a rousing boogie woogie piano performance. Sue says her love of music played a big role in her recovery from cancer 10 years ago — and she performed for the hundreds of people who attended Cancer Survivors ...

  • Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
  • Scripps Green Hospital

• Patient Stories

  Scripps Helps Keep Cop’s Cancer Under Arrest

  During his 25 years on the force, San Diego Police Officer Christopher Smith has come face to face with criminals of all sorts. The strong and steady demeanor Smith forged in the line of duty has also served him well in his battle with cancer. In 2004, Smith was diagnosed with colon cancer and had ...

  • Friday, June 1st, 2012
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

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  The Family Stone to Perform at Second Annual In Concert for Cancer Sept. 8

  Legendary recording artist The Family Stone — featuring original members of Sly and the Family Stone — will perform at the second annual In Concert for Cancer on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. aboard the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum. Proceeds from the concert will benefit cancer ...

  • Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

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  Scripps Announces Arrival of San Diego’s First 3-D Mammography Technology

  Encinitas, Calif. – San Diegans now have access to a new, highly advanced breast cancer diagnostic tool that improves the clarity and reliability of test results, with Scripps Health’s recent acquisition of 3-D digital breast tomosynthesis technology. Scripps recently began using the software with ...

  • Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

• Patient Stories

  Cancer Screenings Helped Save Loretta’s Skin

  Like many Southern California teenagers in the late 1980s, Mark Loretta enjoyed bodysurfing, playing sports and basking in the sun. “Back then, getting a sunburn was no big deal,” he said. “Just another part of summer.” Fast forward to the summer of 2004, when Loretta — ...

  • Monday, April 30th, 2012
  • Scripps Clinic

• News

  Scripps Proton Medical Director Cites Flaws in JAMA Article Findings

  The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published an article today that compared three patient treatment methods for prostate cancer patients: conformal radiation therapy (CRT), intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), and proton therapy. In the JAMA article, researchers at the ...

  • Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
  • Scripps Proton Therapy Center

• Patient Stories

  Cancer Journey Helps Scripps Provider Raise Game

  Bruce Buttermore is no stranger to cancer. As a longtime manager of radiation therapy for Scripps Health, Buttermore has helped provide compassionate care to thousands of cancer patients over the years. But in July 2010, life took an unexpected turn for Buttermore when the care provider suddenly ...

  • Thursday, April 5th, 2012
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital, Scripps Clinic

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  Breast Care Center at Scripps Green Earns Prestigious Accreditation

  The Breast Care Center at Scripps Green Hospital has earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program of the American College of Surgeons. NAPBC accreditation is awarded only to those centers that have voluntarily committed to provide ...

  • Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
  • Scripps Green Hospital

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  Team Led by Scripps Research Scientists Demonstrates Effective New 'Biopsy in a Blood Test' to Detect Cancer

  Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Health, and collaborating cancer physicians have successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of an advanced blood test for detecting and analyzing circulating tumor cells (CTCs) — breakaway cells from patients’ solid tumors — from ...

  • Thursday, February 2nd, 2012